SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN COMPUTING

Course Description

The course provides awareness of the legal, social, ethical and professional issues in the practice of a career in computing. It discusses the impact of past, present and future IT initiatives on society.

Course Objectives

The Course aims to provide students with understanding of:

1. Professional conduct and responsibilities to client, employer and public.

2. The ethical, legal and moral issues within the computing domain.

3. Impact of IT initiatives on society.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, the student should be able to:

1. Observe professional conduct and responsibilities to client, employer and public.

2. Appreciate the ethical, legal and moral issues within the computing domain.

3. Examine the impact of IT initiatives on society